Exposed: NUP’s Price Tag for Leadership – 400 Million for a Party Card
A shocking leaked conversation has surfaced, revealing the blatant monetization of leadership within the National Unity Platform (NUP). The chat, allegedly between Member of Parliament Hon. Nsamba and the party’s Secretary General, David Lewis Rubongoya, exposes a pay-to-play scheme that contradicts the party’s public image as a voice for the common person.
The damning evidence shows SG Rubongoya explicitly telling Hon. Nsamba that to “secure the card” – a crucial symbol of party endorsement – he must “raise the 400 million.” When the MP pleads that the sum is too much and counter-offers 100 million, citing heavy constituency expenses and his loyalty to the party, the response is dismissive: “That’s very little, you people get a lot of money from the Parliament.”
The conversation highlights a stark contrast within NUP:
· Hon. Kabuye, another MP, is cited as having already paid the 400 million, and his card is “assured.”
· Meanwhile, a seemingly broke Hon. Nsamba is left begging for help, fearing he will be “shocked” if he fails to pay.
This leak confirms long-held suspicions that NUP is not the people’s movement it claims to be. Instead, it operates as a family business, auctioning influence and leadership positions to the highest bidder. The party’s internal culture, as revealed here, is one where loyalty is measured in cash, not principle, and where access to power comes with a steep, undisclosed price tag of hundreds of millions of shillings. This is a blatant betrayal of the voters who placed their trust in a party that promised change and integrity.
